Contribution To The Knowledge Of The Capniidae (Plecoptera) Of Turkey. Author Vinçon, Gilles 55 Bd Joseph Vallier, F 38100 Grenoble, France E-mail: vincon @ kls-logistic. fr vincon@kls-logistic.fr Author Sivec, Ignac Slovenian Museum of Natural History, Prešernova 20, P. O. Box 290, SLO- 1001 Ljubljana, Slovenia E-mail: isivec @ pms-lj. si isivec@pms-lj.si text Illiesia 2011 7 11 118 126 journal article http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4760121 db2db957-779b-4a91-b962-c268e820438e 1854-0392 4760121 Capnia tuberculata Zhiltzova 1964 Previous records from Turkey : Zwick (1975) , Kazanci (1982 , 2008 , 2009 ). Material examined. Bolu , Gerede , Akyurt vadisi, 1300 m a.s.l. , 32°10'E / 40°50N , 19-V-96, 2♀ ; Ankara , Beypazari , Karasar above Egriova , 1000 m , 31°50'E / 40°15'N , 19-V-97, 1♀ ( Sipahiler leg.) ; Ordu , Between Ozlu and Ulubey , 37°42'E / 40°49'N , 11-V-97, 1♀ ( Vinçon coll.) . Fig. 12. Distribution area of the Turkish Capniidae . Affinities. Close relative of C. bifrons and C. turkestanica brevicula Berthélemy & Dia ( Lebanon ). Ecology. Orophilic, stenothermic cold water species. In Anatolia it occurs in brooks and small mountain rivers between 1000 and 1500 m a.s.l. It even reaches 2000 m in the Caucasus ( Zhiltzova 1964 ). The main flight period is in spring (IV-VI) but it was also collected in summer (VIII) ( Kazanci 1982 ). Distribution. Caucasus and northern Anatolia . In Anatolia , it is only reported from the central Pontic Mountains, from Bolu to Ordu ( Fig. 12 ).